he made history as the first double amputee runner to participate in the olympic games. this morning, oscar pistorius is now in police custody. a 10-year-old girl killed by gunfire on new year's eve. now the victim's mother is taking action pushing for harder punishment to prevent tragedies like this one. less than ideal conditions at sea. when those on board a carnival cruise line are expected to make landfall. details on this thursday, february 14th. happy valentine's day maryland, i'm charlie crowson. >> and i'm megan pringle. it was dry outside this morning but that was not the case when you went the sleep. there was a nice coating of snow on the grass in towson but

the streets were clear. this morning there may be some slick spots out there you need to watch out for but will it get cold enough to freeze? let's find out. here's meteorologist lynette charles. >> yes, in some spots it cold enough to freeze out there. as we look at maryland's most powerful radar, well we are dry. a far cry from what we saw yesterday. and things will start to improve throughout the day. but in the meantime, you can leave that rain gear at home because we're talking about temperatures this morning and you can see in manchester coming in at 32 degrees. 31 in monkton. 30 timonium. also frederick 32 and even columbia at the airport. these areas yes, cold enough to see some freezing some slick roadways out there this morning. take it easy. good morning annapolis you're at 35 degrees. and easton coming in at 34. you're also going to want to bundle up this morning as you head out the door and this is what you can expect as you plan your day. waking up around 6:00 that temperature coming in at 33 degrees the clouds will decrease through time as well. we'll get nor sunshine in here.

-- more sunshine in here. 43 by lunchtime and we will have a dry chilly day on tap. let's get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. good morning lynette. everyone will want to leave themselves an extra time this morning because there's quite a bit of snow and ice that you're going to have to scrape off the windshield. if you are traveling downtown the jfx will be nice and clear. no concerns as you make the push from -- 95 all the way downtown to east fayette street. if you are traveling through the tunnels everything will be up to speed. no delays through the fort mchenry tunnel or the harbor tunnel. a live look at the west side of the beltway at liberty road. traffic moving right along. here in parkville at harford road everything nice and clear. no problems traveling the inner loop down to 295 or the outer loop -- to 95 or the outer loop down to towson. megan and charlie, over to you. news time right now 4:32 and breaking news this morning. olympic sprinter oscar pistorius has been arrested

after a woman was shot dead at his home in the capital city. charlie is live with more on the breaking news happening out of south africa this morning. >> reporter: details are still coming into the abc2 newsroom but you'll recall the name as a double amputee known as the blade runner who quickly gained notoriety for the accomplishments. he was taken into custody after a shooting early this morning after the moment in a gated -- at the home in a gated complex in the capital city. the a. p. is reporting when police arrived on the scene they found paramedics trying to revive the woman. that woman who according to some media outlets is pistorius' girlfriend died at the home. a number of news outlets are saying that pistorius may have mistaken the woman for a burglar and shot her. but police took the 26 gerald sprinter into custody -- 26- year-old sprinter into custody. he is -- he made history in the

london games last year when he became the first double amputee runner to compete in the track and field section and now one of the most famous athletes in south africa. police say that the shooting a football player at morgan state university and today keith robertson will appear before a judge. that suspect shedding back to court for an arraignment hearing. that man is facing a number of charges including first degree murder and assault. it happened on the campus at the end of last year and investigate to fors believe this incident was a targeted attack stemming from a prior dispute. the football player who was hurt survived that shooting. she was taken from this world way too soon. a 10-year-old girl who was killed by celebratory gunfire on new year's eve and now her mom wants to make sure that other families aren't faced with the same kind of tragedy if it can be prevents. her family was ringing in the new year in cecil county. people in the area fired guns into the area while fireworks

were going off. bowyers was grazed by the head and later died at a nearby hospital. police still don't know who's responsible but her mother has now started a petition calling for an end of celebratory gunfire. the petition which can be found on the website needs 100,000 signatures before it is sent to the president's administration for review. the law right now is being called eliah's law. many cities firing a gun into the air is classed if i as a -- classified as a misdemeanor. a developing story for you now on this thursday morning. involving a police trainee who was shot in the head this week. this morning there's some dispute at the former rosewood center. the only public comments came tuesday night in a briefing. at that time, a state police representative said police training was going -- was going on at the rosewood quote for years. that's the case a woman who lives next to the grounds of

rosewood says this is all news to her. >> that facility has been using for training purposes for years. >> i was surprised that it was used for that. that's the first time i heard anything about that. >> sources say roughly 50 trainees were involved in tuesday's exercise and a police instructor fired a live round striking a trainee in the head. now we're still waiting to find out how a live round could have ended up being used during a training exercise. this morning we're learning more about the victims involved in the off-campus murder/suicide at the university of maryland. the sole survivor of the shooting has been identified as 22-year-old neil oa. his stepfather says he was shot in the leg by his roommate dayvon green as he was running away. family members say he plans to return to college park as soon as he can. his other roommate stephen rane didn't survive the shooting is. he was a senior at maryland

majoring in english. his 12th grade english teacher says he was a gifted writer and recalling his humor and his passion. >> we spoke at our graduation awards ceremony. and gave him this award from the english department. just a really fine, fine young man. >> rane transferred to centennial high school for his junior year from indiana. his mother and stepfather both work at the university of maryland and police say dayvon green set a fire at the home where he lived with rane and oa. once everyone was outdoored he started shooting. green later killed himself and his family says he struggled with mental illness. news time right now 4:37 and taking a look at the other stories around the country right now. after five days stranded on the water, the carnival triumph will make its way back to land finally this afternoon. passengers are expecting that relaxing caribbean vacation

didn't get it this trip has left a bad experience for many people on board. ed payne has that story. >> reporter: the trouble on the carnival trip ump started sunday when a fire broke out in the engine room. that caused the ship's electrical power to go out. that penalty no engine power and no air-conditioning. right now aboard the ship, there are more than 3,000 passengers. 1,000 crew members, and a handful of working restrooms. kim's daughter and ex-husband are on board. >> and he told me that they had just eaten onion sandwiches and that they were asking to use the red plastic bags to use the restroom in. and they had some fruit. they did have some water but it was warm bottled water. >> reporter: carnival's president and ceo offered an apology. >> no one here from carnival is happy about the conditions on board the ship. and we obviously are very, very sorry about what's taking place. >> reporter: the company is

offering full refund and other concessions but some say that's not good enough. >> i promise you none of my family members that are on there will probably ever take another cruise. >> reporter: three tug boats are pulling the massive ship through the gulf of mexico. it's expected to dock in mobile alabama late this afternoon. ed payne, abc2 news. >> carnival says it will give passengers $500 and a full refund for the cruise and all ship board purchases during the voyage. they're also offering discounts on future cruises. detectives are still waiting for a positive id before saying whether or not a body found in the california cabin is that of former police officer christopher dorner. the man hunt is over police say. the body found in the cabin was where he holed up tuesday. according to police, after a series of events tuesday afternoon, police trailed the man believed to be dorner to a cabin at big bear lake, california. they reported hearing a single

gunshot from inside that cabin before the building burned to the ground. while sifting through the rubble investigators found charred human remains and his wallet and id. he is believed to have killed four people and all of them having ties to various police departments. it has been almost a year since george zimmerman allegedly shot and killed an unarmed florida teenager and today the judge presiding over the case is holding another status hearing. attorneys are expected to discuss whether zimmerman's stand your ground hearing will actually happen. that hearing would determine whether zimmerman is immune from prosecution under florida's stand your ground law. attorneys will also talk about the logistics of jury selection in the event the case does go the trial. zimmerman is charged with second degree murder for shooting trayvon martin, he has pled not guilty. time now for a check of the forecast. little bit of snow out there on the grass and sidewalks this morning but the roads for the most part are okay. >> it just looks pretty lynette i know a lot of people are wanting snow. >> i doubt it.

they want more megan. they want more. but another chance for some snow and i'll talk about that system later but let's get you out the door this morning because the system that worked its way in is now out of here. we see some snow and rain across the great lakes this morning. the upper midwest but that's going to stay away from us for right now. just dealing with some clouds that will continue the clear as we go through time. but we have some clouds at the ground this morning: so you know what that translates into right? we have some patchy fog that we must talk about. reduced visibility take it easy as you step out and about. we only have four miles of visibility now in baltimore and also easton along the eastern shore. zero in york if you're heading north and nine in hagerstown. to the ten that we're seeing in frederick and winchester. back over to megan and charlie. all right no doubt about it, love is in the air. and today, these are in hot demand. >> i'm linda so live at a local floral shop. how much it's going to cost you if you waited until the last- minute to get a pretty dozen.

>> uh-oh. >> if you're out of honey for valentine's day. baltimore could be the city for you. why charm city is considered one of the best places in america for singles. >> well megan and charlie, everything is up to speed here on 695 at green spring avenue but we have a water main break now in west baltimore. here's a live look at the repairs underway on edmondson avenue. i'll let you know how it will affect your commute coming up on "good morning maryland."

thank you for joining us. are men and women equal? when it comes to today, the answer is no. on average men shell out $130, that's more than double what women are committed to spending on valentine's day. but what do you do if you haven't spent a i didn't think yet? well -- thing yet? well, linda so is live this morning, linda what do you have for us because many people wait until the last-minute. >> reporter: yeah, and we know there are a lot of guys out

there who will be coming in after work around 6:00 tonight. looking for flowers. and you're going to be in luck because there are still plenty of flowers to be had if you haven't put in an order like these lovely arrangements for all the husbands out there who have already preordered they are ready to be delivered. we are live this morning at rutland florist in ruxton. allison thanks for getting up so early. >> that's all right, pleasure to be here. >> reporter: what you waited until the last -- if you waited until the last-minute, what's itgoing to cost for a dozen roses? >> they are $99.95 and they're gorgeous. premium roses. with beautiful fillers in it. no one will be unhappy. >> reporter: how crazy of a day is it for you guys? in this business i mean today is kind of like the black friday for you. >> it is kind of crazy. you never know what's going to be on the other end of the telephone. how desperate they are. [ laughter ]

we'll have tons of people coming in to pick up flowers. either flowers they've preordered or coming in to pick up some of the loose stems or ask us to design us something and either they'll come back and pick it up or we'll deliver it. >> reporter: so for those who haven't ordered yet. what's the best thing to do today? should you call ahead or just walk in? what should you do? >> you can call ahead. that gives us a little bit of warning. and that way we can tell you if we can still make a delivery to the area you want to be in. once the flowers sent to. -- one the flower is sent to. if you just come in you might have to wait a few minutes for us to make something up for you. but we can make something while you wait. we also have lots of loose flowers available. and i'm getting more still this early this morning not this early. >> reporter: right. so can people come in to you say a lot of people are looking for single roses as well. >> no problem, we'll have plenty. hundreds. >> reporter: hundreds, how much are they? >> a single rose is going to be

$7.95. >> reporter: okay. awesome. so the best bet today is to call ahead just tombing sure, secure secure the roses for the loved one. if not and if you do come in they have plenty. we checked out the cooler here. it is stocked with all kinds of flowers. over there there's plenty of single stem. so for you guys out there, if you're still looking, there's plenty to be had. rutland a call this morning. back to you guys. >> notice how she says guys. >> i did read a little fact that more men buy flowers than women on valentine's day. >> and they wait until the last- minute. not everyone had a special someone for valentine's day. if if you're single you may be in the right place. baltimore is second best city for financially savvy singles. that's according to a new survey by kiplinger's personal finance. it factored income, the cost of living unemployment rate and the number of singles and the cost of a date night out.

bloomington, illinois was number one. and ann arbor, new haven and l. a. rounded out the top five. baltimore huh? >> number two. >> number two on the list. i think that's a facebook question. we'll have to ask you what you think. if you're single let us know. time now for a check of the forecast. lynette what's beginning on out there today -- going on out there today? >> the temperatures are important. we had the storm that moved through last night. and we're wondering if we're going to be seeing some freezing and slick spots on the roads this morning. that's a big possibility because we have these temperatures at freezing in baltimore. also frederick. 25 degrees in york this morning. we're dealing with very cold temperatures and you do need to bundle up but more importantly take it easy and slow down as you step out and about. not only do we have the slick spots out there we have some patchy fog in spots as well. now this is a system that's moved out of here. we will get high pressure building in here as we go throughout the day. and you can see that at the surface. so this will slowly but surely make its way in here. and then we'll start to see some change in the forecast. the valentine's day forecast

not looking too shabby. going to show you that in just a minute. but first let's look at abc2's most accurate future trend and it goes into motion things looking good for today and then another system try to work its in way in here friday evening. once again that rain/snow mix is possible. and then on the backside wrapping up on saturday morning, well we can be seeing some more snow with this. again not going to put down a lot of accumulation. very similar to the storms that we've had. 47 degrees for this valentine's day. so it's going to be clearing and milder. and then by tonight, you have those big plans, 32 it's going to be a little chilly and just bundle up as you head out and about. but all the love is going to keep you warm right? 52 degrees into tomorrow. we will have the rain snow late. let's get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. good morning lynette. well hopefully your sweetheart will do the duty of going out there and scraping off the windshield because you will need to leave yourself some extra time. unfortunately we have a crash on 95 blocking two northbound lanes right now at the harbor tunnel throughway. in west baltimore a wake right now on -- water main break

right now on edmondson avenue right near evergreen street. the main is fixed but there's still a huge hole in the road. do expect cows in the area. if you are traveling on 695, as we check in and take a live look here at baltimore national pike, construction just getting to wrap up from route 40 down to frederick road. and as you can see everything is moving right along new york city delays heading up to -- along. no delays heading up to 795. a live look at 83 at shawan road. everything nice and normal. no delays once you do make the push on to the jfx and head downtown. that's a look at your traffic after the. megan you -- abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. it's a deal that's been in the works for a time. >> the announcements that will come from the american and u.s. airways airline. we're going to tell you what this means for you the passenger when we come back. >> it's all about the special someone today. the big wedding planned for one special couple that share some doggone good luck.

american airlines and u.s. airways have agreed to a merger. together they will create the world's largest airline. the company plans to make that announcement a bit later today. the deal has been in the works now since last year. most experts don't expect that deal to trigger a surge in ticket prices. american airlines has been going under restructuring since going under bankruptcy protection since 2011. five things to know before you head out the door this morning. pope benedict xvi will meet with a group of parish priests in rome today. the retiring pope is expected to talk about the personal experiences as a young reformist back in the vatican council back in the 1960s. pope benedict will step down on february 28th. senate democrat leaders are expected to vote on chuck hagel's confirmation as secretary of defense. a chairperson believes hagel has enough votes to get past the senate fill buster and be confirmed as the top pentagon first of all. the na plans to hold a news conference today in tennessee to respond to the president's state of the union address. on tuesday, the president called on congress to vote on a

package of proposed measures including a ban on a sale of assault weapons and mandatory background check. robin roberts will be on the cover of "people" magazine this week. inside the gma co-anchor talks about the battle with cancer. pick up a copy at newsstands beginning tomorrow. today a collection of love letters between lyndon johnson and lady bird johnson will be available for the public to read. nearly 100 letters were written by the couple during their two month court ship back in 1934. they're going to go on display at the presidential library in austin. it doesn't matter how old you are, valentine's day is a holiday everyone can enjoy. >> absolutely with that being said your age can determine your definition of love on this valentine's day. some young philosophers actually give some insight as to what they call love. >> valentine's day -- my daddy.

>> chocolate. and high heels. >> i love my dad. >> and i like cool things like my dad. >> wait a minute. dad, candy dad. dad. i don't know -- what about the moms? >> these kids also gave their thoughts on what they thought date night was. answers to that coming up this morning at 5:00. so we are feeling the love with the weather department. because the snow was not so bad. i know lynette a lot only people wanted et but not to ruin all their plans. >> it didn't. it came through and was out of near morning. we have to deal with this slick spots. the buses and on the roads take it easy because we have the possibility for some slick roadways out there this morning. but you do need to bundle up. we can see that temperature coming in at 33 degrees and it's chilly this morning. those clouds will decrease as we go throughout the day so we will get plenty of sunshine in

here. temperature coming in at 47 degrees. let's put this into perspective for you. we should be at 44 degrees now for this time of the year so we will be above that. it's a good looking forecast on this valentine's day and temperature will be 52 degrees and we'll get windy as we head into the weekend. with another system on tap. let's get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. good morning lynette. well, there could be some icy patches out there this morning. but no snow covering the road. here on 95 we have a crash that's blocking one northbound lane at the harbor tunnel throughway. now there won't be any delays as you do make the push into downtown baltimore. everything up to speed through the fort mchenry tunnel. it's going to take you just eight minutes northbound from the beltway all the way to the toll plaza. and as we check in and take a live look at the beltway here in parkville everything nice and clear. you're looking at a normal 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. and as we take a look at the drive times on the west side, it's going to take you just 11 minutes as well on the outer loop from 795 down to 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you.

four minutes away from 5:00 right now. her house was buried under three feet of snow and she was trapped there during a blizzard. her health in jeopardy. >> coming up this morning at 5:00 the frantic search one teenager went on to find his 103-year-old neighbor. >> plus a massive sinkhole swallows up trees in one neighborhood. we're going to show it to you and tell you what caused this huge mess.

love isn't for just a us humans on valentine's day. >> all right, you can't forget about the pets these days. the baltimore humane society is holding a few valentine's day pet weddings. this is video from last year's event. and today, two adoptable shelter dogs tippy and fuchsia are exchanging their nuptials. now they are two sheltered cats, king julian and alana are going to say i do too. >> i'm sorry but i could watch that